Financial Close Reporting Manager II

Financial Close Reporting Manager II

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or equivalent education and related training.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation
• Ten years of relevant accounting or accounting policy experience
• Understanding of GAAP and SEC/Regulatory Reporting
• Intelligent, strong and decisive leadership within an organization as a result of high integrity, intellectual clarity, and a passion for excellence; strong leadership abilities including proactive thinking and teamwork to drive the best business decisions.
• Strong personal and professional ethics with impeccable integrity.
• High energy level and strong work ethic to meet the demands of a fast paced, goal driven environment; results orientation, which includes meeting commitments, performance metrics, and targeted and required delivery dates.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work without supervision.
• Ability to work under difficult time constraints and manage multiple resources, priorities and projects.
• Strong team orientation; eagerness to pitch in and help larger teams meet goals and responsibilities.
• Excellent technical and research skills; excellent communication and presentation skills; excellent critical and conceptual thinking, problem solving ability and analytical skills; excellent interpersonal skills across internal and external organizational levels.
• Demonstrated proficiency in computer applications, such as Microsoft Office software products, with an emphasis on spreadsheet, word processing and database software.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the month-end close process for the corporation.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of Truist’s products and services.
• Analyze and provide effective challenge over month-end financials for income statement, balance sheet and credit quality.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly Leadership decks, providing critical insights to top management.
• Answer partner questions on impacts to GAAP reporting.
• Contribute to process-improvement efforts by collecting and reviewing business partner and team feedback and incorporating industry best practices.
• Manage and respond internal and external audit inquiries.
• Provide support to the leadership on adhoc projects in partnership with the office of the CFO and business units.
• Maintain deep and broad knowledge of GAAP and related accounting guidance.
• Identify and assess financial statement risk to provide input on initiatives to enhance control compliance with US GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s or advanced degree in Business or Accountancy
• Strong technical accounting knowledge.
• Prior supervisory experience.
• Prior experience working for a large, SEC-registered financial institution or senior manager-level public accountant with extensive bank experience.
• Prior experience as an examiner of financial reports for either the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), FRB or FDIC.
• Proficient in Essbase/Hyperion, EPM/BPC, and Workiva.